On 6/23/05, Scott K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > edzaid Mendez wrote: > > > Kingston memory is always more expensive, > > Is it really better ? Will it make a difference to have kingston > >memory installed ? > > > > And regarding to Memory, > > > > A friend asked me there is a difference in performance to have 2 > >sticks of 256Mb, or 1 of 512Mb, > > > > Thanks > > > > Edzaid > > > > > > > Kingston is just a brand name and there are absolutely no advantages to > buying it. If you're worried about buying high quality memory, Crucial > (a sub brand name of Micron) would be the one to pay the big money for. > I would be careful about buying the cheapest memory because it may not > perform at the speeds they claim it will or fail under high loads. > > That said, I would never pay too much for memory. Corsair value RAM or > anybody else who's been around for a little while and has a reputation > to maintain, should provide you with a quality product (before you buy, > search the brand name, and see what people say about it). The same goes > for the company you buy it from, Newegg, ZipZoomFly, etc. should > hopefully give you decent service in case something goes wrong, and are > less likely to bait and switch because they have a reputation to maintain. > > Depending on your bus speeds, you would only want to pay for RAM > slightly faster than your bus. DDR 3200/400Mhz is good for most AMD > processors. Big gamers claim they need faster memory. DDR2 at higher > speeds may be necessary for Intel processors, but then why buy an Intel > processor for a desktop? That said, make absolutely sure you get the > right pinout, etc. for the board you have. Once you open it and find you > bought the wrong one, they won't let you return it. > > Something that might be overlooked while buying speed, is latency. Never > buy CAS latency of 3. Latency of 2.5 can be obtained for not much more, > but you may pay a premium for Cas of 2. (CAS involves how many clock > cycles it takes to get the data out of your RAM) > > Oh, and about your performance question. Getting two Dimms or one also > depends on your mother board. If you have a dual channel memory board > (check your manual, or look up the boards model number online to get > it's specs) You would want two DIMMS. Lately I've seen a pair of 512 Mb > for ~ $75 of the Corsair value select, so I don't know why you would > buy just one unless you're really strapped for cash. Dual channel memory > generally isn't much faster than single channel, but if you have a dual > channel board you'll definitely want a pair of matched DIMMs ( > Especially with Intel processors I hear becuase they lack the integrated > memory controller)
Short summary: You're not really going to notice one way or another. :-) Bryan -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
